By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsIn 2016, use of force by police declined dramatically in Montclair.The number of use of force cases declined from 48 cases in 2015 to nine in 2016.Of Montclair’s 103 officers, 70 were...

By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThe Montclair Police Department has released a composite sketch of a man believed to have been involved in an attempted luring incident earlier this week.On Jan. 2, an 11-year-old girl reported that...

By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsA homeless man entered Montclair High School by an unsecured door Friday morning, district officials said.A student arriving at the school just before 7 a.m. on Jan. 4 spotted the man in...

By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsMontclair’s Seniors in Taxis program has reached the end of the line.The township announced on Thursday that the pilot program for discounted taxi fares for senior citizens would not be continuing in...

By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsThree staircases at Nishuane Elementary School were found to be in need of repairs and reinforcements in December.Montclair’s school buildings are undergoing inspections prompted by the partial collapse of a Montclair High...

By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsPolice and school district officials are alerting parents and students of a possible attempted luring on Alexander Avenue after a young girl reported being approached by a man asking her if she...

By ERIN ROLL
roll@montclairlocal.newsTis the season… for stolen packages, usually. But as of Dec. 28, the Montclair Police Department had received only five reports of package theft for November and December combined, said Montclair Police...

The following Montclair properties were reported sold during the month of December according to Zillow:Dec. 4—5 Roosevelt Place (2 bed, 1 bath), $330,000
Dec. 4—387 Upper Mountain Ave. (6 bed, 5 bath), $1.26 million
Dec. 5—462...